Nathaniel Shilkret enjoyed four successful careers in music. Born in New York in 1895 (some sources say 1899) to an Austrian-Jewish immigrant family, he was trained in classical music from an early age and played in most of the best orchestras in the city in the teens. He gave that up to join the Victor Record Company (later RCA Victor),...
Nathaniel Shilkret enjoyed four successful careers in music. Born in New York in 1895 (some sources say 1899) to an Austrian-Jewish immigrant family, he was trained in classical music from an early age and played in most of the best orchestras in the city in the teens. He gave that up to join the Victor Record Company (later RCA Victor),...
